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A review by danbailey
Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
2.0
The premise of the book was intriguing enough for me to pursue it, but ultimately, I was disappointed by it. Ronson travels the world (the U.S., UK, and Cameroon) to meet with extremist leaders and what he learns from them. At turns, extremist groups look like a bunch of buffoons (Bakti), lunatics (Icke) or downright scary (Neo-Nazis). Ultimately, Ronson's conclusion is something that could have been derived from his opening statements about extremist groups.
Overall, the book felt choppy -- the sequence of visitations, with the exception of the two KKK branches, didn't feel like it had any real rhyme or reason to it. The subject matter kept me interested, but unfortunately, the conclusions weren't worth the trip getting to them.
Overall, the book felt choppy -- the sequence of visitations, with the exception of the two KKK branches, didn't feel like it had any real rhyme or reason to it. The subject matter kept me interested, but unfortunately, the conclusions weren't worth the trip getting to them.